Transparency is the KEY!

March 11, 2008 · Filed Under In the News, Thoughts

Im excited at the start! The new Penang CM is already making some awesome head way hours after being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Penang. Speaking in a press conference below are some measures that will be taken.

1) His administration will do away with the New Economic Policy (NEP) in favour of non-racially-based policies.Guan Eng’s team will run the government administration free from the NEP that breeds cronyism, corruption and systematic inefficiency

2)Implement an open tender system for all government procurement and contracts. We will also practise transparency by uploading information of such tender bids in an Internet portal to be set up in future for public access

3)Top government servants to publicly declare their assets

4) Attempt to restore local government elections. In the interim, the state government will review the current practice of picking political appointees as representatives in the municipal council. Professionals and representatives from NGOs will instead be appointed

5)Adopt an investor-friendly policy and take active steps to attract local and foreign investments that create more high-paying jobs

6)Review the incentive programmes to encourage the high-tech and manufacturing industries.

7)Introduce several strategic steps to culminate in a ‘brain gain’ effect

8)Enact a Freedom of Information Act to allow full access to information that “does not harm public interest

9)Government procurement through open tender and priority to be given to Penang-incorporated contractors

10)Look into the possibility of cancelling the toll collection at the Sungai Nyior plaza that has triggered public complaints

11)Waive all compounds and summons for offences involving parking and hawker licence issued before March 11

It sounds like a sound business plan that is built on the fundamentals of a good business,transparent and fair for all! I remember once that a previous chief minister saying that Penang will be like Singapore in x amount of years and after years when asked about what happened to that pledge he said they would be where Singapore would be at that time(when the pledge was first made). I pray he gets his way with his plans with the Federal Government because this is a Bangsa Malaysia Age and lets build a superb nation for the future! Good Luck Guan Eng!

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